{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-questions-template-js","path":"/questions-and-answers/how-do-i-go-about-getting-my-medical-marijuana-card-i-surfer-with-depression-and-anxiety","result":{"data":{"question":{"title":"How do I go about getting my medical Marijuana card? I surfer with depression and anxiety.","slug":"how-do-i-go-about-getting-my-medical-marijuana-card-i-surfer-with-depression-and-anxiety","createdAt":"October 8, 2020","image":null,"tags":[{"id":4953,"name":"Anxiety","slug":"anxiety"}],"childMarkdownRemark":{"excerpt":"\"Medical Marijuana card\" Hi there!\nSerotonin is one of two major neurotransmitters (GABA being  the other)  responsible…","html":"<p>\"Medical Marijuana card\"</p>\n<hr>\n<p>Hi there!\nSerotonin is one of two major neurotransmitters (GABA being  the other)  responsible for anxiety relief. In fact, restoring activity  in serotonin  pathways—by increasing the serotonin available to bind a  subtype of the serotonin receptor (5-HT1A) in the brain—is how SSRIs   (Selective  Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are thought to alleviate  anxiety and   depression.</p>\n<p>Similarly, several recently published  studies suggest that CBD does the same. However, it does so, not by  increasing the  serotonin available to bind 5-HT1A receptors, as SSRIs  do, but by  mimicking serotonin's action at the 5-HT1A receptor; or, in  scientific terms: CBD is a 5-HT1A  receptor agonist.\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16258853\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16258853</a>\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24923339\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24923339</a></p>\n<p>In  two 2018 studies, researchers administered CBD to rats, which then  resulted in significant reductions in anxiety-  and depression-related  behaviors. However, when  the rats were pre-treated with an agent that  blocks the 5-HT1A receptor, CBD did not affect their behaviors, thus indicating that CBD's interaction with the  5-HT1A receptor was the  affecting mechanism.\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157131\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157131</a>\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697769/\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697769/</a></p>\n<p>Additionally, several studies suggest that CBD's interaction with the 5-HT1A  receptor  is the mechanism of action responsible for  neuropathic pain relief, and the reduction of OCD and addiction-withrawal symptoms.</p>\n<p>I hope this helps!</p>\n<p>drkim</p>","timeToRead":1}},"defaultImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.5,"src":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg","srcSet":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/decd9/question-default-image.jpg 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/15aed/question-default-image.jpg 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/701ee/question-default-image.jpg 800w","srcWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/e8bcc/question-default-image.webp 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/4fec1/question-default-image.webp 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/2ad7f/question-default-image.webp 800w","sizes":"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"}}}},"pageContext":{"id":12404,"slug":"how-do-i-go-about-getting-my-medical-marijuana-card-i-surfer-with-depression-and-anxiety","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}